frustrate

frustrate
transitive verb
vereiteln, durchkreuzen [Plan, Vorhaben, Versuch]; zunichte machen [Hoffnung, Bemühungen]; enttäuschen [Erwartung]
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verb
1) (to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc: Staying at home all day frustrated her.) frustieren
2) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) vereiteln
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- frustrated
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frus·trate
[frʌsˈtreɪt, AM ˈfrʌstreɪt]
vt
▪ to \frustrate sb
1. (annoy) jdn frustrieren
2. (prevent) jdn hindern
in his attempt to speed up operations he was \frustrated by the lack of computing facilities sein Versuch, die Operationen zu beschleunigen, war wegen der fehlenden Computerausstattung vergebens
▪ to \frustrate sth etw zunichtemachen
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[frʌ'streɪt]
vt
person frustrieren; hopes zunichtemachen; plans, plot durchkreuzen, zerstören

he was frustrated in his efforts — seine Anstrengungen waren umsonst or vergebens

rescuers were frustrated in their search by bad weather — die Retter wurden durch schlechtes Wetter bei der Suche behindert

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frustrate [frʌˈstreıt; besonders US ˈfrʌstreıt] v/t
1. einen Plan etc vereiteln, durchkreuzen
2. Hoffnungen etc zunichtemachen
3. etwas hemmen, (be)hindern
4. jemanden hemmen, (auch am Fortkommen) hindern, einengen
5. jemandem die oder alle Hoffnung oder Aussicht nehmen, jemanden (in seinen Ambitionen) zurückwerfen:
I was frustrated in my efforts meine Bemühungen wurden vereitelt
6. frustrieren:
a) jemanden entmutigen, deprimieren
b) mit Minderwertigkeitsgefühlen erfüllen
c) jemanden enttäuschen
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transitive verb
vereiteln, durchkreuzen [Plan, Vorhaben, Versuch]; zunichte machen [Hoffnung, Bemühungen]; enttäuschen [Erwartung]
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v.
behindern v.
entmutigen v.
enttäuschen v.
frustrieren v.
hindern v.
jemandem die Hoffnung nehmen ausdr.
jemanden am Fortkommen hindern ausdr.
jemanden einengen ausdr.
jemanden hemmen ausdr.
jemanden zurückwerfen ausdr.
mit Minderwertigkeitsgefühlen erfüllen ausdr.
vereiteln v.
zunichte machen ausdr.

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